Director Gina Prince-Bythewood puts a fresh spin on the superhero genre in her adaptation of Greg Rucka's comic book of the same name.

| Aug 27, 2024

Has there been a more definitive star in Hollywood over the last decade than Charlize Theron?

| Jul 18, 2024

But even if this is a misfire -- and it is -- there’s still talent and that much-talked-about potential somewhere in it. Maybe next time the script will be worth the talent both behind and in front of the camera.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 5, 2024

As one of the creators of the original comics, Greg Rucka delivers a screenplay packed with intriguing lore, which is well-explored and well-established for (what should be) the first movie in a new franchise.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 24, 2023

Predictable and at times very, very boring, and the music makes it even more anti-climatic. I don't see a saving grace here. [Full review in Spanish]

| Feb 1, 2023

On paper it looks like a carbon copy of Highlander but Theron... and a series of entertaining action set pieces that are directed with verve and style by director Gina Prince-Bythewood... prove you can teach The Old Guard new tricks.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 12, 2022

The themes and moral dilemmas presented are excessively contrite and manipulative while doing nothing to elevate the material from a below-average comic book picture.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 1, 2022

A new action-superhero mashup from Netflix that sounds a lot better than it ends up being.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 24, 2022

This epic about immortal soldiers on the lam gets extra points for innovation. Finally, a mainstream action movie features a gay couple as the romantic focal point.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 20, 2022

Gina Prince-Bythewood's The Old Guard is unlike any other movie based on a graphic novel. She gives us a steady stream of action and a storyline that never bores, and a welcome message about the power of goodness.

| Original Score: A- | Feb 11, 2022

The immortals have a powerful female energy driving them forward, which is refreshing to see in a mainstream action film.

| Dec 7, 2021

Ambition is not always the best idea in your story. At this point we must know that not everything has to be at the cost of the entire world in action films. Universe-building harmed the story. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 22, 2021

What saves The Old Guard from being just another cash grab is its dynamic fight scenes, coupled with the evaluation of both the delightful and destructive nature of time.

| Sep 14, 2021

If you like Highlander and 6 Underground, you're certainly in for a treat here, as Netflix's latest streaming blockbuster plays like a cross between the two.

| Aug 8, 2021

It's a slam-dunk of an action movie. The pace is brisk, the script is solid, the fight scenes brilliantly choreographed.

| Jul 30, 2021

Screenwriter Greg Rucka provides a well-conceived script, though a couple of characters make amazingly stupid choices...

| Jul 19, 2021

Watch the first 5 minutes of this new Netflix action movie starring Charlize Theron and you'll know literally everything that's going to happen.

| Jul 14, 2021

The Old Guard falls back on the familiar a bit too often, but the world it builds and its charismatic cast keep things interesting and offer plenty of potential, even if it doesn't spawn a franchise.

| Jul 13, 2021

Prince-Bythewood's direction is without reproach, as is the acting: The characters are nuanced and varied, the pacing balances fast and spectacular fight choreography with scenes that are almost meditative in their intimacy.

| Jul 13, 2021

Delivered in between a series of flashy fight scenes - mostly played out to a lazy soundtrack of dance bangers - this punchy dialogue adds heft to the quieter moments.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 21, 2021